rice. >> the key is that there were unclassified talking points. and a very early stage. and i don't think she should be covering for this. >> lawmakers say petraeus explained the administration held references to terrorist groups in the talking points so as not to tip the suspects off. nicole killian, wbal tv news. >>> in washington, president obama and congressional leaders are promising to compromise after their first to first meeting on the fiscal cliff since the election. friday's talk come amid growing pressures to prevent massive tax increases and spending cuts from taking effect on january 1st. republicans say they are willing to talk about increasing revenue while democrats recognize they'll have to give a little too. >> my hope is that this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process. >> to show our serious, we put revenue on the table. slong it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. >> we're both going to have to give up some of the things that we know are a problem. >> investors say optimism that a deal could be on the horiz